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<center><h1>The DO keyword.</h1></center>
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The <b>do</b> keyword performs a simular function to 
<a href="while.html">while</a>. Basicaly, it repeats a block of statements. 
Here is an example of the syntax:
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        main()
        {
          int i=5;

          do
          {
            printf(" i is %d\n", i);
          }
          while(--i);
        }

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The program result will look like this:
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 		i is 5
 		i is 4
 		i is 3
 		i is 2
 		i is 1
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The main difference between <b>do</b> and <a href=while.html>while</a> is
the time that expression is evaluated.
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<li><b>do</b> performs the first test AFTER the first iteration.
<li><b>while</b> performs the first test BEFORE the first iteration.
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<h2>Examples:</h2>

<a href=../EXAMPLES/do.c><img src="../../GRAPHICS/computer.gif" align=left></a>
Basic <b>do</b>.
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<h2>See also:</h2>
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<li><a href="while.html">while</a> keyword.
<li><a href="for.html">for</a> keyword.
<li><a href="break.html">break</a> keyword.
<li><a href="continue.html">continue</a> keyword.
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